Literature
Persona
Persona
Admission
You see me, I see you
you talk, share open up.
Thinking I can only listen, not respond
I stay quiet
"The ocean air must be good for you
I see the color returning to your face.
Do you know how lovely you look?
I wish I were half as beautiful as you..."
Convalescence
I listen, look- feel you.
You're pleasant, yet surprisingly annoying at times.
You limp a bit, one leg shorter than the other.
I enjoy-dislike-love-hate the way you work around me.
I sleep at night, a deep, light slumber
waiting for your voice, your touch to rouse me.
"Your medicine, madam. It's time you took them."
I wake, take my pills, slee